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garinda

15-07-2007 10:31

Famous misquotes.

I'm currently reading Tina Brown's The Diana Chronicles, and howled with laughter last night. A close friend of Diana's apparently told Ms. Brown that Diana never called her butler Paul Burrell 'her rock'. What she actually said was 'he's wearing my frock'. True or not, it is very funny.

Another suprise misquote is that Sherlock Holmes never said 'Elementary my dear Watson' in any of the Conan Doyle book, it was only used in the subsequent films, and Marie Antoinette actually said the revoting peasants should eat bread, rather than the oft quoted cake.

Anymore misquotes?

Stanaccy

15-07-2007 11:13

Re: Famous misquotes.

Jimmy Cagney never said "You Dirty Rat" neither did Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca say "Play it again Sam".

beechy

15-07-2007 12:14

Re: Famous misquotes.

beam me up scotty

mallard

15-07-2007 12:32

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Just like that,tommy cooper

Lilly

15-07-2007 12:32

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Laurel and Hardy
'Well here's another fine mess you've got me into' is a mis-quote,it should be
'Well here's another nice mess you've got me into'

West Ender

15-07-2007 12:37

Re: Famous misquotes.

"Why don't you come up and see me some time?" Mae West to Cary Grant, misquote.

"Why don't you come up some time...and see me?" is what she really said.

shakermaker

15-07-2007 12:41

Re: Famous misquotes.

"And not a lot of people know that" - Michael Caine

Misquote from Alfie

I like that one because of the Harry Enfield & Chums sketches.
"My name, is Michael Paine, & I am a nosey neighbour... now..." :D

West Ender

15-07-2007 12:52

Re: Famous misquotes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shakermaker (Post 449101)

"And not a lot of people know that" - Michael Caine

Actually said by Peter Sellers, attributing it to Michael Caine in a brilliant impression of him, on The Parkinson Show over 35 years ago. :)

beechy

15-07-2007 13:39

Re: Famous misquotes.

me tarzan you jane

WillowTheWhisp

15-07-2007 13:47

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"Money is the root of all evil" (It's actually the love of money which is said to be the root of all evil)

Eric	15-07-2007 23:47

Re: Famous misquotes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 449133)

"Money is the root of all evil" (It's actually the love of money which is said to be the root of all evil)

Radix mallorum cupiditas est.

"Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him well" (Alas poor Yorick, I knew him, Horatio.)

WillowTheWhisp

16-07-2007 06:45

Re: Famous misquotes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric (Post 449434)

Radix mallorum cupiditas est.

Pardon? .........

garinda

16-07-2007 08:28

Re: Famous misquotes.

Apparently Nelson did say 'Kiss me Hardy', and not 'Kismet Hardy', as the OED gives the earliest use of the word kismet being in 1849.

shakermaker

16-07-2007 12:03

Re: Famous misquotes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric

Radix mallorum cupiditas est.

Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp (Post 449449)

Pardon? .........

Eric's quote means 'Greed is the root of all evil'

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